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{{Short description|American jazz guitarist}}
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| name = Adam Levy
| name = Adam Levy
| image = Adam Levy.jpg
| image = Adam Levy.jpg
| caption = Guitarist Adam Levy
| caption = Guitarist Adam Levy
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|11|27}}
| birth_place = [[Encino, California|Encino]], California, U.S.
| background = solo_singer
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[pop music|pop]], [[rock and roll|rock]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date = November 27, 1966
| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
|birth_place =[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States]]
| death_date =
| years_active = 1990–present
| origin =
| label = Lost Wax
| occupation = [[Musician]], [[guitarist]], [[singer-songwriter]]
| associated_acts = [[Norah Jones]], [[Amos Lee]], [[Tracy Chapman]]
| instrument = [[Guitar]], [[singing]]
| website = {{URL|www.adamlevy.com}}
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[blues]], [[pop music|pop]], [[soul music|soul]], [[folk music|folk]], [[country music|country]]
| years_active = 1990–present
| label = [[Lost Wax Records]]
| associated_acts = [[And The Professors]], [[Adam Levy & the Mint Imperials]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Amos Lee]], [[Tracy Chapman]]
| website = [http://www.adamlevy.com/ www.adamlevy.com]
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'''Adam Levy''' is a jazz guitarist who was a member of Norah Jones's band.
'''Adam Levy''' is an accomplished [[jazz guitar]]ist/singer-songwriter and a writer/artist for [[Universal Music Publishing Group]]. Levy has recorded with [[Norah Jones]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ventsmagazine.com/portuguese-subtitles-by-adam-levy/|title=Portuguese Subtitles by Adam Levy|publisher=Vents Magazine}}</ref> (with a six-year stint touring as a member of her Handsome Band), [[Tracy Chapman]], [[Sex Mob]], Shelley Segal and [[Amos Lee]], and has released several solo albums as well. ''[http://adamlevy.bandcamp.com/album/the-heart-collector The Heart Collector]'' is his latest studio album.


==Career==
Levy is also a freelance journalist. His work has appeared in ''[[Acoustic Guitar (magazine)|Acoustic Guitar]]'', ''[[Guitar Player Magazine|Guitar Player]]'', and other publications.
Levy was born in [[Encino, California|Encino]], California. Two of his uncles and one cousin played guitar, and his mother briefly took lessons. His grandfather, [[George Wyle]], worked for ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]'' and ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'' on television as music director. As a teenager, Levy was a member of a local big band. After he graduated from high school, he studied at the [[Dick Grove]] School of Music, where his teachers included [[Ted Greene]], Adam Levine and [[Jimmy Wyble]].<ref name="Yanow">{{cite book|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date = 2013 | publisher = Backbeat | location =San Francisco|isbn=978-1-61713-023-6|page=120}}</ref>

He moved to San Francisco in 1990 and worked as a [[studio musician]], appearing on a [[Tracy Chapman]] album in the mid 1990s. At the end of the decade, he was a member of the group Killer Joey with drummer [[Joey Baron]], guitarist [[Steve Cardenas]], and bassist [[Tony Scherr]]. Levy then moved to New York City, where he met [[Norah Jones]] and was a member of her band at the beginning of her career through her bestselling albums and world tours. He has also played with [[Rosanne Cash]], [[Chris Difford]], [[Amos Lee]], and [[Lisa Loeb]]. He leads a trio called the Mint Imperials. He plays in a duo with session guitarist Rich Hinman. <ref name="Yanow" />

Since 2015, Levy has been the Chair of the Guitar Performance department at [[Los Angeles College of Music]].<ref name="faculty">{{cite web|title=Guitar Faculty Bios – LACM|url=http://www.lacm.edu/guitar-faculty-bios/|website=www.lacm.edu|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader===
* ''With My Guitar and You'' (2001) - Adam Levy & [[George Wyle]] (Levy's grandfather)
* ''Live at Avalaon & the Graves'' (Evander Music, 2000)
* ''Buttermilk Channel'' (14 August 2001)
* ''Get Your Glow On'' (8 April 2003)
* ''Buttermilk Channel'' (Lost Wax Music, 2001)
* ''Loose Rhymes—Live on Ludlow Street'' (11 July 2006)
* ''Get Your Glow On'' (Lost Wax, 2003)
* ''Washing Day'' (14 August 2007)
* ''Loose Rhymes'' (Lost Wax, 2006)
* ''Washing Day'' (Lost Wax, 2007)
* "Got My Joy" (single; 25 November 2010) - Adam Levy & The Mint Imperials
* ''The Heart Collector'' (14 February 2011)
* ''The Heart Collector'' (Lost Wax, 2011)
* ''Live from Sun Studios'' (8 February 2012) - Adam Levy & The Mint Imperials
* ''Little March'' (1 March 2013) - Shelley Segal & Adam Levy


==Musical Instruction==
===As sideman===
'''With [[Norah Jones]]'''
* "Jazz Guitar Sight-Reading", Alfred Music (October 1, 1997), paperback
* ''[[Come Away with Me]]'' (Blue Note, 2002)
* "Adam Levy", Alfred Music (August 1, 2006), paperback
* ''[[Feels Like Home (Norah Jones album)|Feels Like Home]]'' (Blue Note, 2004)
* "Play the Right Stuff - Creating Great Guitar Parts", Alfred Music (August 29, 2006), DVD.
* ''[[Not Too Late (album)|Not Too Late]]'' (Blue Note, 2006)
* "Essentials: Slow Burn Soloing - Introduction", Truefire, (March 1, 2015), (Win7, Mac, Linux)

'''With others'''
* [[Noel Akchote]], ''Gesualdo: Madrigals for Five Guitars'' (Blue Chopsticks, 2014)
* [[Nels Andrews]], ''Off Track Betting'' (Ignatius, 2007)
* [[Rosanne Cash]], ''She Remembers Everything'' (Blue Note, 2018)
* [[Tracy Chapman]], ''New Beginning'' (Elektra 1995)
* [[Billie Davies]], ''12 Volt '' (Cobra Basement, 2013)
* [[Trevor Dunn]], ''Debutantes & Centipedes'' (Buzz 1998)
* [[Ana Egge]], ''Road to My Love'' (Grace/Parkinsong, 2009)
* [[Gordian Knot (band)|Gordian Knot]], ''Gordian Knot'' (Avalon, 1998)
* [[Amos Lee]], ''Amos Lee'' (Blue Note, 2005)
* [[Lisa Loeb]], ''A Simple Trick to Happiness'' (Furious Rose, 2020)
* [[Mike Love]], ''Reason for the Season'' (BMG, 2018)
* [[Sean Malone]], ''Cortlandt'' (Free Electric Sound 2007)
* [[Anais Mitchell]], ''Young Man in America'' (Wilderland, 2012)
* [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], ''Ventriloquism'' (Naive, 2018)
* [[The O'Jays]], ''The Last Word'' (S-Curve 2019)
* [[Mel Parsons]], ''Glass Heart'' (Cape Road 2018)
* [[Amber Rubarth]], ''A Common Case of Disappearing'' (Newsong, 2011)
* [[Jenny Scheinman]], ''The Rabbi's Lover'' (Tzadik, 2002)
* [[Sex Mob]], ''Din of Inequity'' (Columbia/Knitting Factory, 1998)
* [[Todd Sickafoose]], ''Tiny Resistors'' (Cryptogramophone, 2008)
* [[Svoy]], [[Automatons_(album)|''Automatons'']] (P-Vine, 2009)
* [[Son of the Velvet Rat]], ''Dorado'' (Fluff and Gravy, 2017)
* [[Leni Stern]], ''Finally the Rain Has Come'' (Metalimbo, 2003)
* [[Allen Toussaint]], ''American Tunes'' (Nonesuch, 2016)
* [[Noe Venable]], ''The Summer Storm Journals'' (Petridish, 2007)
* [[Vulfpeck]], ''The Beautiful Game'' (P-Vine, 2016)
* [[Rufus Wainwright]], ''Unfollow the Rules'' (BMG, 2020)
* [[Chely Wright]], ''I Am the Rain'' (Painted Red, 2016)

==Bibliography==
* ''Jazz Guitar Sight-Reading'' (Alfred Music, 1997)
* ''Play the Right Stuff – Creating Great Guitar Parts'', (Alfred Music, 2006), DVD & online course
* ''50 Low Down Rhythms You Must Know'', (Truefire, 2013), DVD & online course
* ''Rhythm Makeover with Adam Levy'', (Truefire, 2014), DVD & online course
* ''Essentials: Slow Burn Soloing – Introduction'' (Truefire, 2015), DVD & online course
* ''Guitar Tips'' YouTube series


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://adamlevy.com/ Adam Levy's official website]
* [http://adamlevy.com/ Official website]

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Latest revision as of 04:43, 13 July 2024

For the actor, see Adam Levy (actor).
Adam Levy
Guitarist Adam Levy
Guitarist Adam Levy
Background information
Born (1966-11-27) November 27, 1966 (age 57)
Encino, California, U.S.
GenresJazz, pop, rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsLost Wax
Websitewww.adamlevy.com

Adam Levy is a jazz guitarist who was a member of Norah Jones's band.

Career

[edit]

Levy was born in Encino, California. Two of his uncles and one cousin played guitar, and his mother briefly took lessons. His grandfather, George Wyle, worked for The Andy Williams Show and The Flip Wilson Show on television as music director. As a teenager, Levy was a member of a local big band. After he graduated from high school, he studied at the Dick Grove School of Music, where his teachers included Ted Greene, Adam Levine and Jimmy Wyble.[1]

He moved to San Francisco in 1990 and worked as a studio musician, appearing on a Tracy Chapman album in the mid 1990s. At the end of the decade, he was a member of the group Killer Joey with drummer Joey Baron, guitarist Steve Cardenas, and bassist Tony Scherr. Levy then moved to New York City, where he met Norah Jones and was a member of her band at the beginning of her career through her bestselling albums and world tours. He has also played with Rosanne Cash, Chris Difford, Amos Lee, and Lisa Loeb. He leads a trio called the Mint Imperials. He plays in a duo with session guitarist Rich Hinman. [1]

Since 2015, Levy has been the Chair of the Guitar Performance department at Los Angeles College of Music.[2]

Discography

[edit]

As leader

[edit]
  • Live at Avalaon & the Graves (Evander Music, 2000)
  • Buttermilk Channel (Lost Wax Music, 2001)
  • Get Your Glow On (Lost Wax, 2003)
  • Loose Rhymes (Lost Wax, 2006)
  • Washing Day (Lost Wax, 2007)
  • The Heart Collector (Lost Wax, 2011)

As sideman

[edit]

With Norah Jones

With others

Bibliography

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  • Jazz Guitar Sight-Reading (Alfred Music, 1997)
  • Play the Right Stuff – Creating Great Guitar Parts, (Alfred Music, 2006), DVD & online course
  • 50 Low Down Rhythms You Must Know, (Truefire, 2013), DVD & online course
  • Rhythm Makeover with Adam Levy, (Truefire, 2014), DVD & online course
  • Essentials: Slow Burn Soloing – Introduction (Truefire, 2015), DVD & online course
  • Guitar Tips YouTube series

References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  2. ^ "Guitar Faculty Bios – LACM". www.lacm.edu. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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